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The evolution of vegetable tanning over the last two centuries

March 27, 2018

A look at how the process of vegetable tanning leather has evolved over time and the effects it has had on extract use, the leather industry, the leather produced and its uses.

Filed Under: Tanning process Tagged With: acacia, equestrian leather, extracts, leather industry, leather qualities, mimosa, oak bark, quebracho, sole leather, tan, tannage, tannery, tanning, tanning extracts, tanning industry, tanning process, tannins, traditional skills, valonea, vegetable tanned leather, vegtan

Russian Leather from Plymouth Sound

July 14, 2016

MettaCatharina leather

The story of the Metta Catharina and her cargo of Russian leather which came to be found in Plymouth Sound. The qualities of this ancient leather and where it can be seen today.

Filed Under: Uncategorised, Vegtan history Tagged With: bark, featured, Metta Catharina, quality, tan, tanning process, traditional skills, willow

The G7 Promote Vegetable Tanned Leather

July 13, 2015

A close-up of brown leather

Generally speaking you would think that in these modern times the craftsmanship skills upon which modern manufacturing has been built have been lost in the rush to robots and services that the world seems to delight in. So it astonishing to think that we can write a headline that even suggests governments get the message […]

Filed Under: Sustainability Tagged With: carbon footprint, G7, long-lasting, methane, traditional skills

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MettaCatharina leather

Russian Leather from Plymouth Sound

Chained library books

Vegetable Tanned Leather in Chained Libraries

Vegetable tanned leather applications; footwear, interiors, automotive

New Uses for Vegetable Tanned Leather?

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